It was the first time he'd really seen the necklace, too busy with preparations for parties and the subsequent tragedies to really get a good look at it. Glimpsed flickers of silver had been altered with new colors, personal and unique shapes, and he was pleased that she thought his gift worthy of being added to such an emotional collection. Isuma trilled softly as 'she' was added, balancing Jyoti, her flying friend. Jigano beamed at them both, glad that the three of them had managed to find a moment of joy in the midst of so much sorrow in the world.
The star was more than he could have expected and something he would never have been brave enough to ask for, but he took it with shining eyes, folding it into his hand and bowing his head in gratitude. "I should probably say that you don't have to give me anything but... I would like that, very much," he admitted, looking up again with a hopeful smile, free of its usual wry twist. "Until then, though, when can I come back to see you again?" Rebuilding would take time and he didn't want to rush things or assume too much, but he didn't want to lose the threads of these moments, either. Amalia could set the pace and they'd learn as they went what they were to each other now. Friends, colleagues, neither perfect but both trying to be better than who they were.
The star was more than he could have expected and something he would never have been brave enough to ask for, but he took it with shining eyes, folding it into his hand and bowing his head in gratitude. "I should probably say that you don't have to give me anything but... I would like that, very much," he admitted, looking up again with a hopeful smile, free of its usual wry twist. "Until then, though, when can I come back to see you again?" Rebuilding would take time and he didn't want to rush things or assume too much, but he didn't want to lose the threads of these moments, either. Amalia could set the pace and they'd learn as they went what they were to each other now. Friends, colleagues, neither perfect but both trying to be better than who they were.
